The Atlas Paradox
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- Author：Olivie Blake
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Summary
The Atlas Paradox is the long-awaited sequel to Olivie Blake's New York Times bestselling dark academic sensation The Atlas Six—guaranteed to have even more yearning， backstabbing， betrayal， and chaos。
Six magicians were presented with the opportunity of a lifetime。
Five are now members of the Society。
Two paths lay before them。
All must pick a side。
Alliances will be tested， hearts will be broken， and The Society of Alexandrians will be revealed for what it is: a secret society with raw， world-changing power， headed by a man whose plans to change life as we know it are already under way。
"The Atlas Six introduced six of the most devious， talented， and flawed characters to ever find themselves in a magical library， and then sets them against one another in a series of stunning betrayals and reversals。 As much a delicious contest of wit， will， and passion as it is of magic。。。half mystery， half puzzle， and wholly a delight。"—New York Times bestselling author Holly Black
Six magicians were presented with the opportunity of a lifetime。
Five are now members of the Society。
Two paths lay before them。
All must pick a side。
Alliances will be tested， hearts will be broken， and The Society of Alexandrians will be revealed for what it is: a secret society with raw， world-changing power， headed by a man whose plans to change life as we know it are already under way。
"The Atlas Six introduced six of the most devious， talented， and flawed characters to ever find themselves in a magical library， and then sets them against one another in a series of stunning betrayals and reversals。 As much a delicious contest of wit， will， and passion as it is of magic。。。half mystery， half puzzle， and wholly a delight。"—New York Times bestselling author Holly Black
Reviews
Maria
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Give me the third book， NOWWWWWW。
Brigette
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This book is the sequel to the Atlas Six。 Although I thought it was a duology， it will be at least a trilogy。 I did very much enjoy the first book and was looking forward to continuing with the characters in their second year in the Society。I felt like there was a lot of jumping around， and I’m not sure how much action actually moves forward in these many pages。 I did find it slow but overall I guess interesting because I kept reading it and focusing to find out more。It will be hard to judge thi This book is the sequel to the Atlas Six。 Although I thought it was a duology， it will be at least a trilogy。 I did very much enjoy the first book and was looking forward to continuing with the characters in their second year in the Society。I felt like there was a lot of jumping around， and I’m not sure how much action actually moves forward in these many pages。 I did find it slow but overall I guess interesting because I kept reading it and focusing to find out more。It will be hard to judge this book until we get then next one。 How do the choices of the characters in this book actually affect them？ We are very much in the middle period。 Time will tell how it all turns out。 Thank you NetGalley for the ARC！ 。。。more
Brigette
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This book is the sequel to the Atlas Six。 Although I thought it was a duology， it will be at least a trilogy。 I did very much enjoy the first book and was looking forward to continuing with the characters in their second year in the Society。I felt like there was a lot of jumping around， and I’m not sure how much action actually moves forward in these many pages。 I did find it slow but overall I guess interesting because I kept reading it and focusing to find out more。It will be hard to judge thi This book is the sequel to the Atlas Six。 Although I thought it was a duology， it will be at least a trilogy。 I did very much enjoy the first book and was looking forward to continuing with the characters in their second year in the Society。I felt like there was a lot of jumping around， and I’m not sure how much action actually moves forward in these many pages。 I did find it slow but overall I guess interesting because I kept reading it and focusing to find out more。It will be hard to judge this book until we get then next one。 How do the choices of the characters in this book actually affect them？ We are very much in the middle period。 Time will tell how it all turns out。 Thank you NetGalley for the ARC！ 。。。more
jenni
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Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this arc！ This rating might be clouded by my love for these characters。 Even though they can be very annoying and pretentious at times， and say things that no one in reality would， I still like them。Much like the atlas six， the atlas paradox is also pure vibes， with little to no plot， and is very much a character driven book。 It will not be for everyone， but it works for me。 One problem i had with the atlas paradox was the pacing， it felt and was rush Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this arc！ This rating might be clouded by my love for these characters。 Even though they can be very annoying and pretentious at times， and say things that no one in reality would， I still like them。Much like the atlas six， the atlas paradox is also pure vibes， with little to no plot， and is very much a character driven book。 It will not be for everyone， but it works for me。 One problem i had with the atlas paradox was the pacing， it felt and was rushed。 When you thought only days had gone by， it had acutally been weeks and sometimes even months。 Sometimes i had a difficult time following some of the conversations between the characters when they were discussing things like， physics etc。 Anyway I’m very much looking forward to the last book in the trilogy。 。。。more
Jinghay （these。blank。pages）
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Idk where I stand rn so give me a month to sleep on this review :DRating: 3。5/5
tessa
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well， compared to book 1， that was a bit underwhelming。 this series is no plot， just vibes but somehow this book was even less plot。 i found some of the dialogue a bit too strange or on the nose this time around （please explain why i’m reading “i hate you （affectionate）” in a book）， and the pacing of this book dragged on the entire time。 we meandered along the entire time so we could get to the point that sets up for book 3。 this book felt like a tortuous bridge between the other two books in t well， compared to book 1， that was a bit underwhelming。 this series is no plot， just vibes but somehow this book was even less plot。 i found some of the dialogue a bit too strange or on the nose this time around （please explain why i’m reading “i hate you （affectionate）” in a book）， and the pacing of this book dragged on the entire time。 we meandered along the entire time so we could get to the point that sets up for book 3。 this book felt like a tortuous bridge between the other two books in the trilogy - tortuous because i was so bored that i felt like this book would never end。 i did however like seeing different combinations of characters interact that previously had limited reason to do so。 （view spoiler）[ although， i hated this one sided argument between reina and nico that stretched the entire book， nico was constantly confused trying to get reina to voice why she was mad and thus there was no resolution （hide spoiler）] the academic discussions that fit well in the first book seemed to just fill up the bulk of this book and were vague enough that i struggled to see the relevance of most of them。 if you didn’t like that aspect in book 1， you’ll DEFINITELY hate it in book 2i really hope olivie blake can turn this series around in the book 3， and that this book was just a sacrifice to set up for the epic finale。 。。。more
Nicola Michelle
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I loved the Atlas Six and this one was well awaited。 The cover is stunning， the artwork inside the book is stunning and the whole world this is set in holds so much promise for future books。 It’s full of intrigue， fantastic writing and some great characters but I was a bit confused about the direction of this one in parts。 Maybe that was the desired effect but I definitely couldn’t tell where this book was going so certainly kept me on the edge of my seat。 There is something frantic and a slight I loved the Atlas Six and this one was well awaited。 The cover is stunning， the artwork inside the book is stunning and the whole world this is set in holds so much promise for future books。 It’s full of intrigue， fantastic writing and some great characters but I was a bit confused about the direction of this one in parts。 Maybe that was the desired effect but I definitely couldn’t tell where this book was going so certainly kept me on the edge of my seat。 There is something frantic and a slightly unhinged feeling about this book。 It darts from here to there and you feel like， as a reader， you’re trying to hold onto strings and draw things together but nothing quite makes sense。 But as you go along， some things start to click into place as you try to build a picture up of what’s happening。 It’s certainly a book you have to use your brain with， it’s not one of those effortless， mindlessly race through sort of books as you’re likely to drop a thread and get confused as to where you are！ I love the writing though and the references to science and physics makes my scientists heart very happy。 I’ll definitely be avidly waiting for the next one to see how it’ll all pan out。 Thank you to the author and publishers for this book on NetGalley in return for my honest thoughts and review。 。。。more
Nina
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i searched high and low， looked under every rock and crevice， but still there was ZERO plot to be found in this book。
Aria Harlow
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A really enjoyable read that follows on perfectly from the first book。 It was well written with a compelling storyline and well developed charcaters that I loved。 As soon as I finsihed it I was sad that there wasn't the new one immediately。 I cannot wait to get my hands on it A really enjoyable read that follows on perfectly from the first book。 It was well written with a compelling storyline and well developed charcaters that I loved。 As soon as I finsihed it I was sad that there wasn't the new one immediately。 I cannot wait to get my hands on it 。。。more
Skye
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Thank you NetGalley and Tor books for the Advanced Readers Copy， I just finished Atlas Six and you saved me a couple months of agony。I loved this book， it is filled with so much emotional tension and such witty lines。 Olivie once again delivers on superb form of narrative style。 Like seriously， I laughed out loud multiple times。 Callum really came into his own in this book， his character development was one of my favorite things。 In fact all of the characters really have to look inside themselve Thank you NetGalley and Tor books for the Advanced Readers Copy， I just finished Atlas Six and you saved me a couple months of agony。I loved this book， it is filled with so much emotional tension and such witty lines。 Olivie once again delivers on superb form of narrative style。 Like seriously， I laughed out loud multiple times。 Callum really came into his own in this book， his character development was one of my favorite things。 In fact all of the characters really have to look inside themselves while trying to fill that gap that Libby leaves behind， no one is even remotely similar to who they were before Libby disappeared。 Libby herself also grows a lot as a character， and meets a really interesting side character in her travels。 I can’t wait to see what kind of spitfire Libby is in the next book。 My only complaint with these books is all the things that go unsaid， or the realizations that take place off screen。 All the interpersonal drama between Libby， Tristan， Nico， and Gideon， like I think I just need them all to get drunk one night and have some heart to hearts about the things they’ve seen and the shit they’ve been through。 Put all the emotional feels on the table， please and thank you。 My heart can’t handle the tiptoeing around the emotional stuff anymore。 Thank you Olivie for once again delivering an amazing book， I can’t wait to see how all this reaches its peak in the next book。 。。。more
shelby
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starting this with a huge thank you to netgalley + the publisher for the ARC of this， cannot put into words how excited i was to read this （:/now， with a heavy heart my excitement ends here。 this was probably？？ a 2/2。5 stars， but i settled for 3 for the blessing that is nico de varona and surprisingly callum nova。 other than those two？？ and at times tristan， this book was really dull and a bit pointless。 like genuinely， nothing happened。 things seemed to be happening just to chuck in a little mo starting this with a huge thank you to netgalley + the publisher for the ARC of this， cannot put into words how excited i was to read this （:/now， with a heavy heart my excitement ends here。 this was probably？？ a 2/2。5 stars， but i settled for 3 for the blessing that is nico de varona and surprisingly callum nova。 other than those two？？ and at times tristan， this book was really dull and a bit pointless。 like genuinely， nothing happened。 things seemed to be happening just to chuck in a little more scientific theory that really didn’t tie in to the general plot of the book。 the most notable things that happened were like， in total， 4 things？ and most of that happened at the end。 also， it felt like ms blake had a disconnect with the characters because they all changed so that they fit a distinct trope。 i loved reina in the first book but in this one？ insufferable。 couldn’t stand to read about her and her god complex。 unlikely allies doesn’t mean making these characters i love seem like shells of themselves。 i hope the next book fixes the characters and makes them… them again？ i also hope there’s more actual plot next time， and not just a whole lot of nothing。 i seriously thought about DNFing this and then it’d mention nico and id have to carry on reading。 （rooting for u nico and gideon） really disappointed with this one because i loved the first。 it just didn’t give me that feeling。 anyway， in conclusion。 id die for nico。 。。。more
candela
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tengo la mente en blanco después de lo que pasó en las últimas páginas， me encantó que el libro tomó un camino que no me esperaba para nada y me sigue pareciendo increíble como olivie hace que ame a cada uno de sus personajes
Lavinia F
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Copy provided by publisher via NetGalley。So， firstly I’m going to say I think there will be many readers who will thoroughly enjoy this book…it just left me in a quandary （no spoilers！）Like ‘The Atlas Six’ this is dense and I’m glad I read the two back-to-back。 Both have so many clever aspects to them like the characters’ abilities， how they function as a group， pairs and individually， and the impressive volume of world building。 This felt very much like a twisted， darker version of X-Men for me Copy provided by publisher via NetGalley。So， firstly I’m going to say I think there will be many readers who will thoroughly enjoy this book…it just left me in a quandary （no spoilers！）Like ‘The Atlas Six’ this is dense and I’m glad I read the two back-to-back。 Both have so many clever aspects to them like the characters’ abilities， how they function as a group， pairs and individually， and the impressive volume of world building。 This felt very much like a twisted， darker version of X-Men for me and the characters have so much explosive potential。 I very much enjoyed the final quarter where the plot builds to an exciting pace…。and， although there were many elements of the rest that I felt was spectacular， I just found it too slow。 I experienced this with the first one and found that I was skipping sections just to get to the dialogue。 The action just feels too minimal for me and I struggled to stay focused on the longer sections of the characters’ thoughts。 I have a sneaky feeling this may change in the third one and I will enjoy discovering what happens to the characters next。This is where I’m in a quandary- for the most part I felt like I would give it 3 stars but towards the end， it very much felt like a 4 star book。 So， I will have to settle on 3。5， 。。。more
dobbs the dog
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Received from NetGalley， thanks！Holy shit。 How does Olivie Blake write these books？！？ They are so freaking good， and this one has again left things on a cliffhanger and I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS！This book basically started off right where The Atlas Six ended and it was so good。 We got a lot more perspectives this time， which could have been annoying， except that they were all people I was curious about from the first book。 Mostly Gideon and Ezra。 New characters were introduced and I'm curious Received from NetGalley， thanks！Holy shit。 How does Olivie Blake write these books？！？ They are so freaking good， and this one has again left things on a cliffhanger and I NEED TO KNOW WHAT HAPPENS！This book basically started off right where The Atlas Six ended and it was so good。 We got a lot more perspectives this time， which could have been annoying， except that they were all people I was curious about from the first book。 Mostly Gideon and Ezra。 New characters were introduced and I'm curious to see if they continue on to the third book。To be honest， I could have done without Reina in this book。 She really is my least favourite of the POV characters and I don't really know what she was trying to do throughout this entire book。 Maybe it will make sense in the third book？I really loved all of the explorations of physics （basic level physics） happening again in this one。 It's interesting how one thing seemed to be happening throughout the book， but then something completely different happened， very similarly to the first book。I really liked how all of the relationships between characters developed。 Over the course of the two books we have covered two years in their lives， which is quite significant， and I liked how the dynamics of the group changed in the second year。 I'm SO happy that Gideon had more of a voice in this book， as I think he's now my favourite character。 Also， the last chapter was just UGH！ But also YES！ With The Atlas Six I definitely felt like I was being manipulated the entire time I was reading it， which I think was quite a feat。 To know， as the reader， that I am being manipulated by these fictional characters and to be entirely fine with it。 I don't think I felt it quite as much with this second book， but it was definitely still there。 As each of the characters are manipulating each other， you're also being drawn into it， because you're only seeing what they want you to see， even when you're getting different POVs。 I love it。I feel like I just want to kind of flail around about how good this is， without really knowing what to specifically say about it， because I don't want to spoil it。 It's just so incredibly good。 It's also a really unique story， where it's kind of fantasy， but also sci-fi， but also a thriller because you truly don't know what the fuck is going on for most of the time。 Even the characters I could do without （Reina， Parisa）， I would put up with just to get more of the others。 I feel like the other characters （Callum，Tristan， Nico， Gideon， Libby） have a lot more going on and a lot more ability to make big changes， and I cannot wait to read more about them。As a slight caveat: Gideon grew up in the foster system in Nova Scotia， and uh， we don't really have bears here。 I mean， we do， but I've lived here， in a rural area， for 15 years and never seen one。 Also， I am really curious if Blake is going to actually do anything with the fact that she's made Gideon Acadian？ Like， it feels very specific to say that he's from Cape Breton and is Acadian （meaning he's from one of 2 towns）， but then to not doing anything with it。 。。。more
Anastasia
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thanks Netgalley for the ARC， I was terribly excited to read this before the publishing date I had such high hopes for this！ I read the Atlas Six so quickly and rapturously。 The tension， the in depth character first writing。 The hard science！ I came to this book expecting more of the same。 It was somehow softer？ I felt like the writing style had a bit of a fog to it comparatively。 The six weren't just separated， but scrambled up。 The plot moved along， but everytime the time moved was mentioned thanks Netgalley for the ARC， I was terribly excited to read this before the publishing date I had such high hopes for this！ I read the Atlas Six so quickly and rapturously。 The tension， the in depth character first writing。 The hard science！ I came to this book expecting more of the same。 It was somehow softer？ I felt like the writing style had a bit of a fog to it comparatively。 The six weren't just separated， but scrambled up。 The plot moved along， but everytime the time moved was mentioned I was surprised。 I wanted to hear more from their year spent isolated。 I wanted to know， definitively， what characters were actually up to， but it felt like it was always just a bit outside my grasp。 Knowing their motivations felt harder。 The first book made me feel clever and enjoy learning more about these complex characters， but this felt more like someone handwaved and said， "well， you know" instead of elaborating。 I'm ravenous for the next book。 I enjoyed this， but it definitely took longer to get through and I felt it。 。。。more
l
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GODDDDDDi can’t get into this rn because all i can think about is spoilers so maybe i’ll give a true opinion on it later。 thank u to nepotism through being a librarians daughter so i could read this book。 i throughly enjoyed it。 slow at times and i will admit i think the atlas six still ranks higher but i hold that book to an incredibly high standard。 but i have to say the whole new alliances thread throughout the book was so entertaining。 like if you asked me who i was going to pit with who i w GODDDDDDi can’t get into this rn because all i can think about is spoilers so maybe i’ll give a true opinion on it later。 thank u to nepotism through being a librarians daughter so i could read this book。 i throughly enjoyed it。 slow at times and i will admit i think the atlas six still ranks higher but i hold that book to an incredibly high standard。 but i have to say the whole new alliances thread throughout the book was so entertaining。 like if you asked me who i was going to pit with who i would not have guessed literally any of the pairs and that just made it so much fun。 because that’s what’s this book was to me。 PURE FUN AND ENJOYMENT。 i am afraid of the ship wars that will come from this book from people who do not seem to understand foreshadowing （i have already seen 1 star reviews and read them to find them talking about a certain pair。 as if my opinion matters - i think you are all losers。） anyway 4/5 for me。 it goes without saying that i love blake’s prose and it kind of amazes me how her mind works （however there were a few metaphors that made me giggle as it took me out a bit） i am up at 4 am on a work day which is incredibly unfortunate but alas i had to read。 i will be talking about this book nonstop once it’s officially released。 it won’t be for everyone but i don’t really care。 im obsessed with the world and the characters。 call it bias but （again） i don’t really care。 LOVE 。。。more
Rachel Chmelovski
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3。5/5 stars I never write reviews， because ultimately I consider my taste in books to be pretty trash。 I base my ratings basically on vibes and vibes alone， and I usually choose books to read that I think will have good vibes， so I give out a lot of 5 stars， but I won an ARC through a Goodreads giveaway so I wanted to give my honest opinion。 Rating scale:1 - strongly disliked it2 - disliked it3 - neutral4 - liked it5 - loved itI gave the Atlas Six 3 stars， didn’t hate it， didn’t love it。 Overall 3。5/5 stars I never write reviews， because ultimately I consider my taste in books to be pretty trash。 I base my ratings basically on vibes and vibes alone， and I usually choose books to read that I think will have good vibes， so I give out a lot of 5 stars， but I won an ARC through a Goodreads giveaway so I wanted to give my honest opinion。 Rating scale:1 - strongly disliked it2 - disliked it3 - neutral4 - liked it5 - loved itI gave the Atlas Six 3 stars， didn’t hate it， didn’t love it。 Overall， I feel this world of academia is exceedingly pretentious。 There are ways to give the academia vibe without spewing random philosophical or scientific factoids。 And I am a doctor， so I consider myself a fairly intellectual person， but some of the concepts introduced are just impossible to follow and really just unnecessary。 So when it comes to the academia vibes of the Atlas Paradox， nothing really changed。 But getting to see the characters develop and interact with each other more is what pushed this slightly higher than the Atlas Six。 I feel like they finally started getting distinct personalities， as opposed to in Atlas Six where everyone felt so similar （apart from our anxious Libby）。 There was also more to this story then just six people in a library， so feel like we are finally piecing together this story。 Ultimately， it feels like this series is really building to something and you’re meant to feel like you don’t know what the hell is going on until the conclusion。 So for that， I will most likely continue the series， but the first two books have been slower reads for me， which usually speaks to me not being super invested。 。。。more
Fernanda
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ya quiero ver las reacciones
Michaela
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（Arc）'The Atlas Paradox' is the sequel to Olivie's 'The Atlas Six' and honestly， it matches in the amount of audible gasps I have given。 We start off instantly where we ended in Book 1 and from there we get introduced to new characters， new side plots - which were insightful and enjoyable to say the least， and much more twists and turns。 I don't want to say too much to ruin the surprise of this book but I went through a lot of emotions constantly and it was only made better with NEW DRAWINGS？？ T （Arc）'The Atlas Paradox' is the sequel to Olivie's 'The Atlas Six' and honestly， it matches in the amount of audible gasps I have given。 We start off instantly where we ended in Book 1 and from there we get introduced to new characters， new side plots - which were insightful and enjoyable to say the least， and much more twists and turns。 I don't want to say too much to ruin the surprise of this book but I went through a lot of emotions constantly and it was only made better with NEW DRAWINGS？？ These drawings owned me， I felt that they were absolutely perfect。To finish this review， I have to mention the cliffhanger that links onto Book 3 （Which I desperately need right now） This ending was a shock to the system and I never expected it。 I loved it so so so much and I am so excited for the final book in the trilogy whenever it may come out。 。。。more
parker™
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"parker you didn't even like the atlas six" and？？？？ gotta see my nicolibby endgame was secured "parker you didn't even like the atlas six" and？？？？ gotta see my nicolibby endgame was secured 。。。more
nico’s wife
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NICOLIBBY SUPREMACY
Sophie Snow
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Olivie Blake continues to cement herself as one of my favorite authors with yet another five-star read。 The Atlas Paradox was absolutely amazing。 I’m obsessed with these messy， pretentious， morally-ambiguous characters。 I really found myself connecting with Callum in this book， which I didn’t see coming， and I loved how much more of Gideon we got to see。 I still struggle to connect a little to Reina but it feels like she’s building to something really big for the finale and I’m excited to see wh Olivie Blake continues to cement herself as one of my favorite authors with yet another five-star read。 The Atlas Paradox was absolutely amazing。 I’m obsessed with these messy， pretentious， morally-ambiguous characters。 I really found myself connecting with Callum in this book， which I didn’t see coming， and I loved how much more of Gideon we got to see。 I still struggle to connect a little to Reina but it feels like she’s building to something really big for the finale and I’m excited to see where that goes。 I just love Olivie Blake’s writing style。 Every word feels really intentional and every character has a really distinct POV voice。 Yes， her books are slow and definitely characters and vibes over plot， but I really love that。 I’m always struck by how great Olivie Blake’s characters are and I feel like they just get better with every book I read。 I loved the time travel element that was a bit more prevalent in this book。 It was really fun to see how the past and present tied up and I’m very intrigued to see what the fallout of some of that is going to be in the next book。 These books are not romance heavy， but there was a tiny taste of romance in this one that made me super happy。 I will say as much I ship these two characters with each other， I also ship pretty much every single character in this book with every single character in this book。 I’ve never read a book where the tension between every character feels so sexual。 Obsessed。Overall， I just loved this book。 The ending absolutely floored me and I’m really sad I have to wait for book three。 Content warnings: （view spoiler）[Child abuse， death of a family member， illness， domestic abuse， kidnapping， suicidal ideation， alcoholism， violence， death， blood， gore， mentions of a car accident， fire， explosion， nuclear event， sexism。 Thank you to Pan Macmillan/Black Crow PR for the ARC via NetGalley。 All reviews are 100% honest。（hide spoiler）] 。。。more
Emily Sarah
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If I ever die bury me with this series。 💀For real， a gal really do be screaming， crying and throwing up。 This was everything I wanted from book two and MORE。Firstly， Blake is coming through for the sapphics， gays and aces with the full on pride parade my ass is craving。 She really said， pride may be over but this series is not and I’m HERE FOR IT。✨Also Parisa or Libby could stab me and I’d probably say thank you and ask them if they needed anything else。 This book is so well written， we start of If I ever die bury me with this series。 💀For real， a gal really do be screaming， crying and throwing up。 This was everything I wanted from book two and MORE。Firstly， Blake is coming through for the sapphics， gays and aces with the full on pride parade my ass is craving。 She really said， pride may be over but this series is not and I’m HERE FOR IT。✨Also Parisa or Libby could stab me and I’d probably say thank you and ask them if they needed anything else。 This book is so well written， we start off where the last left off。 The hunt for Libby is the main focus and whilst I wish to give no spoilers I’m here Libby she has entered her doc marten era for sure。 The vibes？ Immaculate。 Steep me in dark academia any day but Blake writes it so well that you feel transported to these bleak libraries。 I just curled up with a hot drink most of the time even though it was like 35 degrees out。 What I didn’t like？ Mixed feelings about the new character intro， kind of intrigued to see if or how they will play into the next。 That was probably it and that’s being picky。 Rep// MLM， WLW， Ace。Thank you to publisher and netgalley for providing me with an ARC。 TW’s listed below， please skip if you do not want vague spoilers:Tw/CW// Nuclear weapons， Kidnapping， Parental abuse， Claustrophobia， Homelessness， Fire mentions， Death， Misogyny， Ableist language， mild violence。 。。。more
Lu
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No。 Just no。 Wouldn't have requested if I knew that this is not the last book。 This is not a duology but a trilogy。 So emotionally dissatisfying。 Writing is better than first book but six pov characters is still too much。 Very weird because I loved the YA book by this same author😢 No。 Just no。 Wouldn't have requested if I knew that this is not the last book。 This is not a duology but a trilogy。 So emotionally dissatisfying。 Writing is better than first book but six pov characters is still too much。 Very weird because I loved the YA book by this same author😢 。。。more
Morgan Fulton
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4。5 let the anxiety ensue at the thought of having to wait for book 3
Zakiya
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I really enjoyed The Atlas Six but I LOVED The Atlas Paradox。 The stakes were raised， the steamy scenes were even hotter， and I was truly shook by the ending。 I can’t wait to see what happens next！
Claire Jarvis
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I read the Atlas Paradox （thanks， NetGalley）， and I am Entertained。If you liked the Atlas Six you’ll like Paradox even more。 It’s the ~25% point where we get anything resembling a plot - but until that point the protagonists did little more than psychoanalyse and insult each other in the barbed， witty way Blake specialises in。 The medeian protégés are as repellant as always， but their worst edges have been scraped off in the sequel。 The only bit of the book that involves plot and character devel I read the Atlas Paradox （thanks， NetGalley）， and I am Entertained。If you liked the Atlas Six you’ll like Paradox even more。 It’s the ~25% point where we get anything resembling a plot - but until that point the protagonists did little more than psychoanalyse and insult each other in the barbed， witty way Blake specialises in。 The medeian protégés are as repellant as always， but their worst edges have been scraped off in the sequel。 The only bit of the book that involves plot and character development is Libby’s story， and I thought that was really compelling and brutal。 It has the juicy critique of white woman savourism and privilege the dark academia genre needs， and was >15% of the book。 Were it more， Paradox would have been astounding。 The other characters are static， we just learn more about them as allegiances shift。But if you’re into Blake’s Atlas world and the shippery （Paradox I suspect will confound the most ardent factions）。 I don’t imagine any of this will put you off。 And it shouldn’t。 😉 。。。more
mar
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3。5i think the atlas series as a whole is the embodiment of trying to shove way too many clothes into a tiny wardrbobe， quickly closing the door and hoping for the best。 this is to say that olivie blake-in this weird metaphor-has just some beautiful clothes that she unfortunately does not know how to fold and arrange neatly。 what i'm trying to say is that the concept both behind the first book and this one are interesting， they're gripping and most importantly new - playing around with scientifi 3。5i think the atlas series as a whole is the embodiment of trying to shove way too many clothes into a tiny wardrbobe， quickly closing the door and hoping for the best。 this is to say that olivie blake-in this weird metaphor-has just some beautiful clothes that she unfortunately does not know how to fold and arrange neatly。 what i'm trying to say is that the concept both behind the first book and this one are interesting， they're gripping and most importantly new - playing around with scientific concepts is fun especially when you attach them to a cast of interesting characters， but it all falls apart when the scructure behind them is nothing but flimsy。 the worldbuilding and the concepts that the characters keep talking and going on rants about are not well cemented into the story， so what you get is pages upon pages of monologue on something you might not fully understand， standing there wondering what you might have missed。 not only that， what tried moving the plot forward were always revelations that the characters came to themselves after having said monologues for god knows how many pages， and after a while it felt stale and repetitive。 i get that the characters don't like eachother and were thrown into the house together at random， but after a whole year together you'd think they would at least try working towards the same cause （if not simply communicate once in a while for reasons other than expressing their dislike for one another）。 i went in wishing for at least a bit of growth writing wise but it all felt the same which was definitely disappointing。even though i just went on a whole rant this is all not to say that i hated this book or that i don't want to look back on it ever again， it was actually very enjoyable and my experience reading it was quite fun。 the thing i probably enjoy most about this series is the characters and how messy they are & this book definitely did not disappoint on that front so i am not complaining。（also can we talk about that ending once it's appropriate because i actually lost my mind for a second there oh my god） 。。。more
Danika Robyn
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I am going to try not spoil anything in this review as I personally hate spoilers， especially when it's a book that was this anticipated。 So where do I begin。。。 Blake is one of my go to authors at the moment。 I absolutely devoured Atlas Six and this is exactly what was needed。 I could not believe that the second book exceeded expectations as well as being an absolutely enthralling read。 I cannot recommend this enough I am going to try not spoil anything in this review as I personally hate spoilers， especially when it's a book that was this anticipated。 So where do I begin。。。 Blake is one of my go to authors at the moment。 I absolutely devoured Atlas Six and this is exactly what was needed。 I could not believe that the second book exceeded expectations as well as being an absolutely enthralling read。 I cannot recommend this enough 。。。more
Rose
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August 19， 2022Thanks NetGalley for the ARC！ 🙌
Reference
google book https://www.google.com/search?tbm=bks&q=The Atlas Paradox
hathitrust digital library https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/ls?q1=The Atlas Paradox&field1=ocr&a=srchls&ft=ft&lmt=ft
The British Library https://bll01.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/search?query=any,contains,The Atlas Paradox&tab=LibraryCatalog&search_scope=Not_BL_Suppress&vid=44BL_INST:BLL01&lang=en&offset=0